Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. brings nearly half a century of unyielding Connecticut courtroom mastery and strategic trial wisdom. He personally evaluates incoming case inquiries to provide direct strategic guidance or connect victims with top co-counsel specialists in his network.
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Trial Counsel & Strategic Advisor
When facing life-altering dental malpractice or catastrophic injury, your case requires more than standard representation. It demands the strategic foresight of a seasoned trial titan who has achieved the highest honors available in the American legal profession.
Invitation-only fellowship extended to less than top 1% of trial counsel nationwide.
Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) with proven trial excellence.
Honored for extraordinary career contributions and landmark victories in Connecticut.
Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer-reviewed distinction for ethical standards and legal ability.
Repeatedly named among the Top 50 Attorneys in Connecticut across peer surveys.
South Bend, Indiana alumnus. Built on a foundation of integrity, scholarship, and advocacy.
Most law firms pass incoming inquiries to junior paralegals or intake staff. When you submit your case details through this platform, Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. personally inspects your dental records, injury timelines, and liability facts to determine the optimal legal strategy.
Courtroom Mastery & Strategy
Throughout his distinguished 45-year legal career, Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. built a reputation as one of Connecticut’s premier trial lawyers. Today, he channels that vast courtroom wisdom into an exclusive, high-level Strategic Trial Counsel & Advisor role.
As part of his ongoing legacy, Attorney Meehan continues to provide strategic legal insight to the firm led by his sons, Attorney Michael T. Meehan and Attorney Richard J. Meehan. On this personal platform, Richard focuses his time on selectively evaluating incoming Dental Malpractice and Personal Injury cases.
By maintaining this focused practice, Richard ensures that clients facing severe injuries, nerve damage, or medical errors benefit from expert case evaluation, strategic trial counseling, and seamless connections to top co-counsel specialists in his trusted professional network.
Richard personally conducts initial reviews of dental malpractice and catastrophic injury cases to assess causation, liability strength, and recovery potential.
Offering victims direct legal consultation on navigating complex medical records, dental nerve damage claims, and high-stakes injury litigation.
Connecting cases with hand-selected, top-tier trial lawyers in his trusted statewide network to ensure maximum legal impact for every client.
Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. maintains a selective practice to ensure every submission receives meticulous expert attention. Here is how your confidential inquiry is handled:
Victims or family members submit details regarding dental nerve injury, medical misdiagnosis, or severe personal injury via our secure web form.
Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. personally reviews the medical timeline, dental records, and liability facts using 45+ years of trial mastery.
Richard provides direct strategic legal counsel or connects your case with a vetted specialist attorney in his trusted statewide network.
Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. concentrates exclusively on Connecticut Dental Malpractice and Catastrophic Personal Injury cases where senior trial strategy makes a decisive difference.
Permanent numbness, tingling (paresthesia), or burning pain (dysesthesia) of the tongue, lower lip, or chin resulting from improper wisdom tooth extraction, lingual bur perforation, or dental implant nerve compression.
Failure by a dentist or oral hygienist to recognize suspicious mucosal lesions, leukoplakia, or non-healing ulcers, or delaying referral for a diagnostic biopsy until cancer advances.
Unproven orthodontic expansion devices marketed for TMD or sleep apnea that push anterior teeth out of supporting alveolar bone, causing severe root resorption, bone loss, and tooth failure.
Negligent dental implant placement without 3D CBCT bone planning or surgical extractions causing maxillary sinus perforation, implant migration into the sinus, oroantral fistulas, or jaw fractures.
Attorney Meehan has extensive experience reviewing cases involving defective orthodontic expansion devices that cause severe root resorption and tooth loss.
High-impact highway crashes and commercial tractor-trailer collisions across Connecticut resulting in severe orthopedic fractures, paralysis, or permanent disability.
Dedicated trial advocacy for injured motorcyclists suffering catastrophic spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injury, or complex multi-fracture reconstruction.
Compassionate senior legal representation for estates and families seeking justice and full statutory damages under Connecticut law following a preventable fatal injury.
High-stakes medical-legal advocacy for victims facing lifelong neurological care, cognitive impairment, or permanent loss of earning capacity.
Admitted to Connecticut Bar (1974) • Federal & State Courts
Bachelor of Arts • Fighting Irish Tradition of Ethics & Scholarship
Juris Doctor • American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Contracts & Procedure
Certified specialist in civil litigation and courtroom trial advocacy
Peer-selected fellowship recognizing master courtroom ethics and trial victories
45+ years of landmark verdicts, settlements, and strategic trial leadership
Admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1974, Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. has established himself as one of the premier trial litigators in New England. Recognized across Who's Who in American Law, the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, and as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, his career has been defined by uncompromising ethics and landmark courtroom victories.
Rooted in the principles of integrity instilled during his undergraduate years at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and his legal training at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Richard has devoted his career to championing the rights of victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries or severe dental malpractice.
Beyond the courtroom, Richard has served as President of the Advisory Board for Catholic Family Services, Advisory Board member and Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Notre Dame High School of Fairfield, and coach for the Shelton Youth Flag Football League.
Key statutory rules, nerve injury repair timelines, and legal requirements governing dental malpractice and catastrophic injury litigation in Connecticut.
Under Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-190a, a claimant must obtain a written 'Reasonable Inquiry Certification' and good-faith opinion letter signed by a similar health care provider (such as a licensed dentist, oral surgeon, or specialist) stating that there appears to be evidence of dental negligence before filing a lawsuit.
Headquartered in Fairfield County, Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. evaluates dental malpractice and catastrophic personal injury matters arising in every Connecticut Superior Court Judicial District.
Attorney Richard T. Meehan Jr. authors educational commentaries on Connecticut dental malpractice statutes, lingual nerve injury claims, failed implants, and personal injury litigation.
Permanent numbness, burning pain, or loss of taste following lower wisdom tooth extraction or implant surgery is frequently caused by preventable surgical trauma to the lingual or inferior alveolar nerve.
Connecticut imposes strict statutory hurdles on dental malpractice plaintiffs, including a two-year filing window under C.G.S. § 52-584 and a mandatory pre-suit expert opinion letter under C.G.S. § 52-190a.
Placing dental implants or performing upper molar extractions without adequate 3D bone assessment can result in implants migrating into the maxillary sinus cavity, chronic oroantral fistulas, or inferior alveolar nerve crushing.
Anterior Growth Guidance Appliances (AGGA), CAB, and ALF devices claim to expand jawbone structure, but peer-reviewed evidence debunks them as unproven appliances that cause severe root reabsorption, facial pain, and tooth loss.
A dentist is often the first line of defense in detecting oral cancer. When a practitioner fails to inspect lesions or delays ordering a biopsy, cancer can advance unchecked.
Essential medical and legal actions to protect your health and claim after a motor vehicle accident, from immediate medical evaluation to careful communication.
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